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Anaerobic Bacteria Identification, Additional Testing

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 87076

This laboratory service identifies a specific type of bacteria that grows only in the absence of oxygen, after it has already been isolated from a sample taken from the body. Extra testing steps are used to pin down exactly which anaerobic organism is present, which helps guide antibiotic choice. It is typically performed as a follow-up step after an initial culture shows bacterial growth.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Anaerobic Bacteria Identification, Additional Testing cost?

$9.77

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.91 from a physician practice, and about $12.59 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$8.91$7.41 to $9.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.59$9.77 to $24.55

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $46Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $11
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $13professional $9

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$10.96
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$8.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$30.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$16.22
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$9.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$10.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$11.22

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 10.5 times more in West Virginia than in Tennessee. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Louisiana· 29th of 51

$9.77

WV $75.86TN $7.24

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.